Data

Northern Illinois U.

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   276   288   321   324   356   368   404   371   479   473
    Hispanic or Latino   51   39   42   40   36   30   41   22   24   28
    Not Hispanic or Latino   224   248   277   283   316   334   284   264   283   308
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   1   1   8   7   2   2   3   2
      Asian   16   21   21   11   25   25   22   17   10   18
      Black or African American   18   15   28   29   29   25   27   16   11   14
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   1   2   0   0   1   0
      White   177   198   219   235   253   275   231   229   258   274
      More than one race   13   14   8   7   0   0   2   0   0   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   1   1   2   1   4   4   79   85   172   137
  Temporary visa holders   435   596   583   386   309   388   319   331   406   457
  Science and engineering   644   798   802   613   565   657   597   634   787   852
    Science   576   713   709   536   474   532   467   495   596   653
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   24   25   23   18   17   21   40   41   47   76
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   23   0
      Computer and information sciences   251   404   388   209   133   184   117   119   145   182
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   19   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   8   13   12   11   18   19   21   26   25
      Mathematics and statistics   43   40   41   47   49   52   39   54   73   71
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   92   65   71   69   68   65   61   65   65   75
      Psychology   98   101   96   91   97   78   87   87   100   105
      Social sciences   68   70   77   90   99   114   104   108   98   119
    Engineering   68   85   93   77   91   125   130   139   191   199
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   12   12   18   17   26   24   24   26   24   36
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   40   54   59   39   39   73   78   82   92   106
      Mechanical engineering   16   19   16   21   26   28   28   31   75   57
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   67   86   102   97   100   99   126   68   98   78
      Clinical medicine   13   30   44   47   51   48   0   15   34   0
      Other health   54   56   58   50   49   51   126   53   64   78

NOTES:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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